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First sorry for all the questions in a row.

Ive heard of the ATB's rep of being very nippy, however I was wondering since most of the stuff Ive read is a few years old, if now that people have more generations of captives, what your opinion of their disposition is.

I think the ATB is one of the most gorgeous snakes Ive ever seen and really want to get one but after seeing a few pics of their teeth and reading about their temperaments I thought Id ask.

Do any of you keeping them have tame ATB's?? And if you have a few in the later generations are they tamer than before, Im just wondering what my chances are of getting an ATB that I can tame???

Thanks
Jack
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0.1 Hypo-Tang Leopard Gecko
0.1 Tremper Albino Hypo Tang Leopard Gecko
1.0 Hypo Tang Leopard Gecko
1.0 Crested Geckos
0.0.1 CB Baby Saharan Uromastyx

There are taim amazons out there, but count on owning a aggressive snake even if you do find a taim one. They are aggressive by nature, so even a taim one is still nippy. I do own a taim baby halloween phase, and he is very taim, how ever, he is still a amazon and will still strike when he wants to be left alone. Over all, there temperment is not that hard to deal with, a good snake hook and your set. I got into these snakes back when I was 13 and had no idea about there temperment or requirements, boy I found out real fast when I opened that bag LOL! Any how, get a baby, if your going to taim one its going to be a baby, also it will get you used to there aggresson and care before you end up with a adult. They are easy to care for, other than there humidty requirements as long as you get a good captive bred one. Never buy WC or eveb LTC they are all junk, I have a 4 year old LTC and still have problems with him. Also they are real easy to breed if you ever decide to breed them. Any how,
Good luck!
Philip

p.s
Heres a picture of my male :-D

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1.1.1 amazon tree boas
0.1.2 normal corn snake
1.0.3 snow corn
0.0.3 amelanistic corns
0.0.2 anerythristic corns
1.1 goins king snakes
0.1 argentine boa
0.1.1 red tail boa
0.0.1 Coastal carpet python
0.0.1 Ball python
0.1 columbian rainbow boa
0.0.1 Black rat snake
0.0.2 eastern garter snakes
0.1 Speculated king snake
0.0.2 Red eared sliders
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1 gelding horse

Thanks Philip for all the help,
I do think that my next snake might very well be an ATB. Its definitely going to be a baby cb, im just unsure of when Ill be able to. But thank you for all your help.
I just love the color variation in the species, and I do intend to breed it and look forward to the surprise colors in the clutch.
Ive also really like the snakes body type, the thin body leading to that huge face and gian eyes.
I cant wait to get my hands on one or two, thers just some other stuff I have to work out.

Thanks Again
Jack
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0.1 Hypo-Tang Leopard Gecko
0.1 Tremper Albino Hypo Tang Leopard Gecko
1.0 Hypo Tang Leopard Gecko
1.0 Crested Geckos
0.0.1 CB Baby Saharan Uromastyx

No problem, I would go for it! The are great snakes, and I have kept them for about 2 years and every 2 of them have been great, and I still find new habbits that they have nearly every day. Any how, good luck! Let us know what you get!
Philip
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1.1.1 amazon tree boas
0.1.2 normal corn snake
1.0.3 snow corn
0.0.3 amelanistic corns
0.0.2 anerythristic corns
1.1 goins king snakes
0.1 argentine boa
0.1.1 red tail boa
0.0.1 Coastal carpet python
0.0.1 Ball python
0.1 columbian rainbow boa
0.0.1 Black rat snake
0.0.2 eastern garter snakes
0.1 Speculated king snake
0.0.2 Red eared sliders
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1 gelding horse